Archive for the ‘Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation’ category
The Little Phaeton from Shanghai-VW
VW are aiming to produce a large C-segment sedan in partnership with Shanghai Auto Industry Corporation in a bid to take on the mid to large sized sedan segment, the goal is to offer something bigger than the current Passat’s on offer in China, but smaller and cheaper than the imported Phaeton. Audi’s A4L and [...]
MG5 production version spotted out testing
Late last week we got our first look at the production ready MG5 thanks to our friends at Sohu, but we had to wait until this morning before we could share them with the rest of the world, it made for an antagonizing weekend to say the least. The MG5 concept was first shown at [...]
SAIC sales up, amid slow down
From Reuters: Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp in April sold 6.96 percent more vehicles than a year earlier, the second straight month of single-digit sales growth amid a market slowdown. SAIC, which operates auto manufacturing ventures with General Motors and Volkswagen , sold 326,390 vehicles in April, up from 305,139 units a year ago, [...]
Roewe’s new 750 sedan caught testing
If you want to understand what the new Roewe 750 sedan will look like, look at the Roewe 350 and expand the car with its height, width and length, it appears that the 350′s front grill is about to become Roewe’s signature grill for the next few years. The new 750 sits on top of [...]
Both Shanghai GM and Shanghai Volkswagen will launch new energy vehicles under joint brands
Both Shanghai GM and Shanghai Volkswagen, SAIC’s joint ventures with GM and Volkswagen respectively, have plans to develop joint brands for new energy vehicles, revealed Chen Hong, president of SAIC Motor. SAIC aims to sell more than 6 million vehicles by 2015, with around 50% of the total sales are expected to be vehicles under [...]
Roewe SUV concept
The Roewe W5 may have only just been shown in Shanghai but the model itself appears to be readying for plastic surgery, the W5 concept SUV looks to be getting its cleft lip re-attached and the Gillette style front grill getting the Mach5 treatment. Although this report may come off as slightly condescending, the interior [...]
SAIC’s Maxus vans sighted out without camo, or wheels
SAIC’s on going bid to rebuild the British Leyland empire took another odd turn last month when they formerly announced the launch of the Maxus brand of vans and MPV’s based on the LDV line of vans. LDV was purchased by SAIC’s right hand woman, Dr. Li Qu, after the truck brand went bang in [...]
SAIC announces Maxus brand – LDV is back from the dead
Judging by recent events, SAIC are eager to recreate British Leyland with the creation of Reowe and then buying MG and also LDV from the UK. LDV has been renamed Maxxs and will carry the Chinese name Da Tong (大通). Da Tong’s main purpose is to create a series of products that are able to [...]
SAIC aiming to sell 700,000 own branded cars by 2015
Chen Hong, president of SAIC Group, set a sales target for its self developed passenger vehicle subsidiary recently, that it is to achieve annual output and sales of 700,000 units by 2015, higher than the previously-set sales target of 600,000 units. Chen Zhixin, general manager of the subsidiary, announced that the company aimed to sell [...]
SAIC see’s strong sales in January 2011
From Reuters: Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp (600104.SS) sold 35 percent more vehicles in January than in the same month last year, as a holiday buying spree helped it extend momentum from late 2010. SAIC, which runs vehicle manufacturing ventures with General Motors (GM.N) and Volkswagen (VOWG.DE), said on Friday it sold 416,000 vehicles [...]
Is the MG5 or the Roewe 350 hatch?
Under Nanjing Auto’s rule of MG, the MG5 was set to be the MG ZS, a truly old car that was coming back from the dead but thanks to SAIC’s merger with Nanjing Auto the MG ZS never came to be under the MG5 moniker. SAIC developed the AP platform for use on a compact [...]
A123 batteries to be used in SAIC vehicles, including Roewe’s
American battery producer, A123, have won a lucrative contract with SAIC to supply them with batteries for a forthcoming vehicle. A123 vice president, Jason Forcier, SAIC are planning to use them in a new vehicle, which CCT is guessing is the Roewe E1 concept or a plugin electric Roewe 550. From NY Post A123 Systems [...]
SAIC says sales up dramatically
From Reuters: Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp (600104.SS) in October sold 28.8 percent more vehicles than a year earlier, extending a rebound from August bolstered by the peak auto sales season. SAIC, which runs vehicle manufacturing ventures with General Motors [GM.UL] and Volkswagen (VOWG.DE), sold 309,501 vehicles last month, it said in a statement [...]
SAIC’s third quarter profit up sky high
From Reuters: Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp (600104.SS) said its third-quarter net profit jumped 47 percent on solid demand for cars made with its two major partners, General Motors GM.UL and Volkswagen (VOWG.DE). The results, which were in line with forecasts, come a day after rival BYD (1211.HK) reported a 99 percent plunge in [...]
Roewe 750D – Roewe 750 hybrid sighted out
Roewe first showed off their 750 hybrid concept at the 2006 Beijing Auto Show, but until now we have not seen it again, although new energy Shanghai Auto variants were shown at this years Beijing Auto Show. Although hybrid cars have been around for over a decade, this might be the first time that a [...]
Roewe’s plugin 550 sedan to launch in 2012
At the Chengdu Auto Forum, SAIC’s vice president, Mr. Xiao Guo Pu, announced that the Roewe 550 plugin sedan will launch in 2012. In a talk entitled ‘going greener and greener’ Mr Xiao announced SAIC’s plans for a greener line up of cars, of which the plugin 550 was a major feature. Mr. Xiao claimed [...]
Get an an apprenticeship at MG in the UK
Are you young enough for an apprenticeship? Would you like to have a stab at working at one of the worlds most famous car companies? Well it seems that if you answered yes to the above then an apprenticeship at MG Motor UK in their Longbridge factory is the way forward for you. MG have [...]
LDV back from the dead in China
LDV has a long history, and not all of it is glorious. It was originally part of the Freight Rover series under the then British Leyland banner, which later became part of Leyland-DAF and then became part of the Russian GAZ group in 2006. Despite GAZ’s massive plans for LDV, one of which was to [...]
The Yez from SAIC
Bloomberg’s Gadget week has a fantastic article on the The Yez concept car, which has been on CCT before but under its Chinese name of The Leaf, obviously it cannot share its Chinese/English name due to a conflict with Nissan’s own upcoming Leaf electric hatchback. It’s a six page read, which is probably reviewing old [...]
SAIC and VW signing up with Suzuki to take on the Chinese market
From China Knowledge: Suzuki Motor Corp, Japan’s second-largest mini-car maker, is teaming up with SAIC Motor Corp Ltd and Volkswagen AG, to establish a three-way joint venture in China, sources reported. Reportedly, the structure of new JV may be similar with the existing three-way JV set by Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co, where Chongqing Changan [...]
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